String theory pioneer Edward Witten has won the 2010 Isaac Newton Medal of the Institute of Physics for “his many profound contributions that have transformed areas of particle theory, quantum field ...

The theoretical physicist Edward Witten, mathematician Maxim Kontsevich and astrophysicist Rashid Alievich Sunyaev have been awarded the 2008 Crafoord Prize. Witten and Kontsevich share one half of ...

These probes would spot the lost object even if it were a tiny black hole. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's something ...

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Like members of a family, the four basic forces of nature are all distinct personalities, with their separate quirks, abilities and housekeeping chores. Electromagnetism makes it possible for ...

These probes would spot the lost object even if it were a tiny black hole. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Now, the famous ...